Zelda: A Link to the Past Fan Displays Incredible World Map Cross-Stitch: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past was released in 1991 on the SNES and, since then, it has become the most played game by fans. One of the main factors that led to its popularity was the wide-ranging world gamers could explore.
As Link players were able to visit a myriad of thrilling destinations throughout all of the Hyrule Kingdom in their adventure. To aid players in getting their orientation, the game came with an interactive map of the world showing the exact location of Link concerning the numerous landmarks found in Hyrule.
Recently, a fan inspire to recreate the iconic map using a different medium.
In an article on Reddit, one of the users known. As oldmanchadly posted a photo of a project they were working on.
The thing that made this particular work of artwork stand out was that the Reddit user chose to recreate the global map of “A Link To the Past. Amazingly, they created a very similar representation of the map featured in the original SNES game.
To create the exact look, they used the same perspective from top to bottom and pixelated art style. Some of the famous locations depicted on the globe included Kakariko Village, Death Mountain, Desert of Mystery, and Hyrule Castle, to mention a few.
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Zelda: A Link to the Past Fan Displays Incredible World Map Cross-Stitch
In addition to showing the new Zelda map in a photo, oldmanchadly revealed some of the reasons for the cross-stitch. They explained that they started the project more than one year ago and that since then. They have been working on it for 316 consecutive days.
While the layout was beautiful, they explained that they were just 74% done. According to the map designer, they had around 33,000 stitches to finish the map. If everything goes according to the plans. They hope to complete the map by the end of summer.
It’s not surprising that many Zelda players on Reddit noticed the amazing cross-stitch on the map of the world from the game “A Link To the Past. With more than 660 votes within a single day and a half. Many enthrall by the work that went into the undertaking.
Additionally, many commented that the design was as impressive as the map featured in the video game. “Legit that I thought I was looking at a screencap. Fantastic artwork!” squarefan80 said on Reddit.
Although this map made of cross-stitch from Link To Past is stunning. It’s not the only art fanatics have created over the past few weeks.
For instance, a different gamer recently cooked a stunning pie similar to the iconic mask from Majora’s Mask worn by Skull Kid. As gamers revisit these old Zelda games, it will be interesting to see what games fans make next.
The Legend of Zelda An Insight into the Past is available for the SNES and on the Nintendo Switch through the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pass.
